Key information
- Address:
- Yeodene/Birregurra Road, Yeodene 3249
- Opened:
- 1 February 1872
- Closed:
- 31 December 1993
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1114
- Other names:
- Yeodene Common School, Yeodene State School
How to find enrolment and other school records
If the school is open: contact the school directly to access records.
If the school has closed: contact the Archives and Records branch via email archives.records@education.vic.gov.au or 1800 359 140 and they will assist you.
The history of Yeodene Primary School
1870
The local community applied to have a common school established.
The school was named Yeo.
A committee was established to raise funds to build the school.
The Board of Education gave 52 pounds (this was back when our money was called the Australian Pound) towards the cost of the building.
1872
James Inglis built the school for 90 pounds with land donated by local resident named Meredith.
The first head teacher was John Camm.
The school had between 70 and 80 students.
1880s
Yeo became a part-time school after student numbers dropped.
Enrolments had dropped because the local population had decreased
The school had to share their only teacher with another school that also had low student numbers. The teacher had to divide his time between both schools.
The teacher's name was Daniel Neville.
1884
George William became head teacher.
1897
The school closed and the building was taken over by a local church that hosted Sunday School.
A local councillor, John Hancock, donated land for a new school to be built.
The school re-opened in the same year, under a new name of Yeodene.
1911
Yeodene State School in 1911 (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria) 1970
The name of the school changed to Yeodene Primary School.
1993
Yeodene closed, and the school site was sold to someone who made it their private home.
Find more information about this school
The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the archive of Victoria's State and local government. They look after some of our oldest school records, and we can use these records to help us understand what school life used to be like.
Oldest governance record
This school committee minute book is dated from 1912 to 1929. It is the oldest governance record that PROV have for this school.
Oldest school inspection record
This inspector report is dated 1966 to 1983. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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